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Objective. This article considers the determinants of attitudes toward the census.Methods. Data from a survey of Connecticut residents are analyzed. Some of the questions replicate items from previous national surveys.Results. Conservatives and people with low trust in government have more negative views of the census, while interest in politics has no effect. Exposure to advertising has a positive effect on some attitudes.Conclusions. Despite the Census Bureau's efforts to maintain political neutrality, support of the census is influenced by general outlook on government and politics, suggesting that conflicts over the census are likely to continue.

This article considers the determinants of attitudes toward the census. Methods. Data from a survey of Connecticut residents are analyzed. Some of the questions replicate items from previous national surveys. Results. Conservatives & people with low trust in government have more negative views of the census, while interest in politics has no effect. Exposure to advertising has a positive effect on some attitudes. Conclusions. Despite the Census Bureau's efforts to maintain political neutrality, support of the census is influenced by general outlook on government & politics, suggesting that conflicts over the census are likely to continue. 3 Tables, 24 References. Adapted from the source document.

Objective. This article considers the determinants of attitudes toward the census. Methods. Data from a survey of Connecticut residents are analyzed. Some of the questions replicate items from previous national surveys. Results. Conservatives and people with low trust in government have more negative views of the census, while interest in politics has no effect. Exposure to advertising has a positive effect on some attitudes. Conclusions. Despite the Census Bureau's efforts to maintain political neutrality, support of the census is influenced by general outlook on government and politics, suggesting that conflicts over the census are likely to continue. (Original abstract)

Recent studies have shown that black migrants from the south are often economically superior to northern & western black nonmigrants. However, the north & west are distinctly different from each other, suggesting the need for less aggregated studies. Data from the 1-in-100 sample of 1970 data from the US Bureau of the Census (Public Use Samples of Basic Records from the 1970 Census: Description and Technical Documentation, Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1972) provide a basis for analysis of regional differences. The sample includes 17,758 black Ms aged eighteen to sixty-four. Recent migrants are more educated than early migrants or nonmigrants in these areas, but migrants to the west in general are also more highly educated than migrants to the north. Western migrants have incomes inferior for most groups to those of northern migrants. Westerners in general have greater returns on education per year of schooling completed in income, but more education is needed for the western job market, & the general earnings level in the west is lower for most occupations. 5 Tables. W. H. Stoddard.

HIV, hepatitis B & C, drug overdose, and other drug-related health problems still pose significant health risks to injection drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners, indicating the need for further development of innovative public health interventions. A relatively new intervention implemented in many municipalities throughout the world is the "safer injection site" (SIS). An SIS is a legal facility that allows people to prepare and inject pre-obtained drugs in a hygienic, anxiety-free atmosphere under the supervision of health personnel. This paper examines the responses of a sample of IDUs in New York City to whether they would use an SIS should one be implemented in mid-town Manhattan. The SIS would be part of a comprehensive harm reduction project that already offers needle-exchange, street outreach, testing and counseling, support groups, referral services including drug treatment, and on-site primary medical and dental services. The results of our study indicate that a large majority of the IDUs sampled would utilize an SIS should one be implemented, and that those most likely to use it are IDUs at the highest risk for contracting or spreading blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, and for experiencing a drug overdose.